A Fistful Of Dollars
Action, Western
MGM / UA  (1964) 100 mins NR

8.0 (28,668 votes)
"First-class western bravado!" - The New York Times

Clint Eastwood's legendary "Man With No Name" makes his powerful debut in this thrilling, action-packed "new breed of western" (Motion Picture Herald) from the acclaimed director of The Good, The Bad And The Ugly and For A Few Dollars More. Exploding with blistering shoot-outs, dynamic performances and atmospheric cinematography, it's an undisputed classic of the genre.
A mysterious gunman has just arrived in San Miguel, a grim, dusty border town where two rival bands of smugglers are terrorizing the impoverished citizens. A master of the "quick-draw," the stranger soon receives offers of employment from each gang. But his loyalty cannot be bought; he accepts both jobs...and sets in motion a plan to destroy both jobs...and sets in motion a plan to destroy both groups of criminals, pitting one against the other in...

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Cast and Crew
Clint Eastwood  ......  Joe
Marianne Koch  ......  Marisol
W. Lukschy  ...... 
S. Rupp  ...... 
John Wels  ...... 
Joe Edgar  ...... 
Director  .....  Sergio Leone; Monte Hellman
Producer  .....  Harry Colombo; George Papi; Arrigo Colombo; Giorgio Papi
Writer  .....  Ryuzo Kikushima; Akira Kurosawa
Notes
Filming Locations:
Almería, Andalucía, Spain (more)

Trivia:
Originally called "The Magnificent Stranger", the title wasn't changed to "A Fistful of Dollars" until almost three days before the movie premiered in theaters. In fact, nobody had bothered to inform its main star, Clint Eastwood, of the change, and as a result Eastwood remained virtually unaware of the positive buzz surrounding the movie until an agent pointed it out to him in a Variety Magazine article three weeks later. (more)

Goofs:
Miscellaneous: In the hostages exchange episode, when Marisol is still at the other end of the main street, Ramón tells her quietly, "Go to him, Marisol". This must be an error in editing as her child only runs into the street later. (more)

Quotes:
Joe: When a man with .45 meets a man with a rifle, you said, the man with a pistol's a dead man. Let's see if that's true. Go ahead, load up and shoot. (more)

Awards:
1 win (more)